The Omaha daily Bee I TWO CENTS lau.4 w ti lm IIW M. IMS. S"W4 f, t V Al at mtf i, U.S. OMAHA. TUESDAY, MAY 16. 1022. Mart It Mrt . Ml . U N ailaia 4ia MM. .w4 Ms M tat II tM . M x it i Si 4 ' f V. 7 I VOL SI-NO. 284. High Court Kills Child Labor Law Opinion Holds Art in Reg. ulate Employment of Chil Attn in Minn or Kao torif Unconstitutional. Opinion , Is Unanimous ft Taa AarlalH TrMt.) Washington. May 15. The child labor law i declared unconstitu tlonal today by the supreme court. Il.e law, enacted in 19l. was in tended to rcgtilale the employment of children in any mill, cannery, votkshop," fanory or manufacturing ouhlithnirut under the aja of 14 i'f in any mine or quarry under 16 ytar, by imposing an excise tax j -f 10 per cent upon the net annual profit of thoie employing such la bar. It was attacked on the ground that it attempted to regulate an exclusive ly state function in violation of the fidrral constitution and the tenth amendment, and was defended as mere excise tax levied by congress utitr its broad power of taxation conferred by the federal constitution. Three Cases Filed. The law was attacked in the su preme court by three cases from North Carolina, appealed by the government. Two of. the.e, the Atherton mills and that bv John J. George and others, .were dis missed on technicalities, b'tit the case brought by the Prexcl Furniture company was found in proper form and it was in that the law was de clared invalid. The opinioii was delivered by Chief Justice Taft with no dissent an nounced. The case was discussed at length. . Refuse to Discuss Decision. Officials of the nternal revenue bureau declined to discuss the de cision until they bad an opportunity to read the full opinion, but. stated that the amount of money involved in taxes was small and that the child labor bureau, employing about 50 persons, would be dismissed. "Does this law impose a tax with only that incidental restraint and rcgulateion which a tax must in evitablv involve?" the chief justice asked, ""or does it regulate the use of the .so-called tax as a penalty? If a tax, it is clearly an excise. It it were an excise on a commodity or other thing of vadltie, we might not be permitted, under previous de cisions of this court, to Infer solely fro mits heavy burenthat the act intends a prohibition instead of a tax. But this act is more." , Would Prohibit Employment. After analysing the principal fea tures of the la wand its operation the chief justice said: "In the light of these features of the act, a court , must see that the so-called tax is im posed to stop the employment of children within the -age limits pre scribed. "Its prohibitory, and regulatory effect and purple are palpable," he added. "All others can see and understand this. How can we prop crlv sut our minds ta it?" " Declaring it the duty of the court to decline to recognize or enforce laws of congress dealing with sub iects not entrusted to congress, but left by the supreme law of the land to the control of the states, the chief iustice said the court nsust perform that duty, "even though it requires us to refuse to give effect to legisla tion designed to promote the highest good." ' ' 20-Cent Tax on Grain Futures 'Unenforceable Washington. May IS. The su preme court today held section four of the future trading act was unen forceable. It held that sections 3, 9 and other , sections could be en forced. The court announced that the in junction against the Chicago Board of. Trade and its officers and the in junction against the collector of in ternal revenue and the district attor ney should be granted so far as sec tion four is' concerned and the regu lations of the act interwoven with in it. Section four, declared to be unen forceable, proposed to levy a vir tually prohibitive tax of 20 cents per bushel on all future trading banned under the act. It made exceptions of actual owners of grain or legitimate hedging contracts. The decree of the lower district court was reversed to the extent stated. In announcing his dissent, Jus'tice Brandeis stated briefly that he could not agree with the opinion of the court in which substance held the law invalid. ' r Section 3 of the act provided for a tax of 20 cents a bushel upon "privileges." "puts and calls," "bids and offers" and other so-called spec ulative trades. Section 9 of tht law, which was sustained by the court, . empowers the secretary of agriculture to in vestigate boards of trade, require them to submit statistical and other information, except confidential trade matter, and to publish reports to the public. Lutherans Hold Diamond Jubilee in Tecuniseh Tecumseh, Neb., May IS. (Spe cial.) The diamond jubilee celebra tion of German Lutherans of John son and adjoining counties, held in Tecumseh yesterday, was largely at tended. It was a celebration of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the Missouri synod. Many churches were represented. The services - were at the chautauqua auditorium and there w as special music " V ahing ton Make Novel Experiment in Daylight Saving Washington, May 15 Washing ton. May 15. Washington today begin an experiment in voluntary daylight saving. 1 hou.amU ot the clock remained iiuhaiiard but under a teuue.t by i President JUrding, with approval of In. cabinet, Urge proportion of the activities of the executive branch of the government got under way an hour earlier and inot of the com nierril establishment of the rity opened their doors and railed their employes to work an hour ahead of the regular schedule. Coiiarest, on the other baud, hold- i ins in if memory the storm stirred up in sonic quarters ny n cnau mrnt of a da light savings law sev eral tears ago, has refused to have anything to do with the new plan and will meet and adjourn as usual. The supreme court has met at hpih r.oon by the clock since its history began and also will decline to fol low the executive departments. Limited Train . on Rock Island Railway Held Up Express Messenger Shoots to Death One of Eight Outlaws and Routs Rest Near : Tucson, Ariz. Tucson. Ariz.. May 15. With two well directed bullets. Express Mes senger II. Stewart early today frustrated a spectacular attempt by eight masked bandits to rob Chicago. Rock Island & Facific train No. 3. the Golden State Limited, bound from Chicago to Los Angeles. Stewart killed one of the octet, ap parently wounded a second and rou'ed the band empty handed. Passengers were not molested in the holdup, which was staged near James, a flag station eight miles west of Tucson. Body Identified. The body of the slain bandit, whose hands were incased in rubber gloves, was recognized by Sheriff Daniels of I'inal county as that of a Tucson pool room habitue. Be side the body was found a sack of dynamite with which the bandits evi dently intended to blow strong boxes in the mail and baggage cars. A red fuse, a railroad stop signal, was used by the gang to halt the limited at an isolated spot unidway between James and Cortaro at 1:10 o'clock this morning. Three masked men boarded the engine and a fourth stood guard over the passenger coaches. With revolvers levelled, they forced a tramp they discovered riding the "blind baggage" to assist them in uncoupling the mail and ex press cars from the remainder of the train. The engineer, obeying orders of the armed trior rolled the mail and express . cars about a dozen car lengths to a point where four other masked men were waiting in an au tomobile. - Fire at Conductor. When Conductor Madigan thrust his head out of a vestibule of one of the passenger coaches to ascertain what had occurred, a member of the bandit gang opened fire. Meanwhile Messenger Stewart had thrown open the door of the baggage car. When Stewart saw that Madigan was in danger he killed with one shot the bandit who had fired at the conduc tor. Stewart then wheeled and fired another 'bullet at four robbers who were advancing on the baggage and mail cars. One, apparently hit, stag gered and shouted to his comrades. Then all v seven vof them turned and scurried, to two automobiles and sped west "in their, cars. The body of the slain bandit was identified here early today as that of Tom Dugat. On Bandits' Heels.. The bandit was the .proprietor of a goat ranch a short distance west of Tucso"n and well known about the city. Sheriff Daniels announced that a tarare force of deputies has been dis- f patched and is hot upon the heels of the bandit - gang, who lett tne scene of the robbery by automobile on. the Casagrande-Tucson highway. Information regarding the direction taken by the robbers was withheld, with the statement that work of the sheriff s office would be hampered should it be released. The body of Dugat was brought to Tucson , this morning. It was understood unofficially that the ban dits traveling in a heavy car had taken a western course from the scene of the main traveled highway. All southern Arizona highways for 150 miles in every direction were carefully guarded this morning, par ticularly those toward the Mexican border, where it was suspected the bandits would direct their flight. Miner Killed and Deputy Wounded in Gun Battle Salt Lake City. May 15. John Tenas, miner of Helper, is dead and R. T. Young, special deputy sheriff I who lives in Huntington, is in the hospital with a bullet in his thigh as a result of a clash in Spring can yon yesterday, in which, apparently, only the two were concerned. Young i who is in the custody of the sheriff of Carbon county, claims that Tenas shot him first with what he thought was an army Springfield rifle. Wit nesses of the affair, however, do not agree with this story and say that Tenas did not even have a gun when he was killed by Young. Springfield, Mo., Payroll Bandits Take $30,000 Springfield. Mo., May 15. Four bandits in an automobile, intercepted a machine carrying the payroll of the St. Louis & San Francisco Rail road company this morning and escaped w ith $30,000 in currency and silver. Police Detective Beu Lamb was wounded in the left arm by a pistol shot. The driver of the bank car was wounded in the back, " Police Held Blameless for Slay in? . iHv .iiS VI i. Hays and for Driito of Tat ' U Vclle. Widow Called to Stand "We, the jury, find that Pat La Vclle, 3012. Oak street, came to his death May 12 as the result of gun shot wounds inflicted by a person or persons unknown, .and we fur ther exonerate Police Officers Leo Hays and George Stephen," wai the verdict brought yestcday after m iniiii. nits. tiath et I n Wll hn a pistol duel with police at 1:30 Saturday morning at South Thirty second and Oak streets, when offi cers mistook La Vellc and Joe Mul vihill for bandits. ' Hayes Tell Story. Leo Hays, 2324 North Sitxy-fourth street, police chauffeur at South Side station, testified that with Pa trol Conductor George Stephens, 4311 South Twenty-sixth street, he va ordered to respond to a call that a man had been held up at Thirty second and Oak streets. I lays said that lie and Stephens made the rounds of the neighborhood of the La Vclle home and then with the emergency police car went south on Thirty-second street. Near Oak they saw two men, he said, on the west side of the street. "Stephens said: 'We had better see who those fclldws arc,' and as the car drove up to the curb, Stephens said: "Wait a minute boys, wc arc police officers.' "After Stephens told the men we were officers, he started to get out of the car and they began shooting. "The men were about 10 feet from the back of the car. Stephens got out of the car backwards and as he had just taken his foot off the run ning board he reached for his gun. and, after firing four shots, received a shot in the right shoulder. "Stevens started toward the men and one of them took deliberate aim and shot Stephens in the right leg, and the man that fired the shot stag gered up the alley and went into the back yard at the home of Jack Pzan owski, 3002 South Thirty-second street, and went between two houses and up on the porch. Joe Mulvihill testified: "After I was held up I went to the home of Pat La Vclle and told him about it and he went intothe house' and got two revolvers, giving me one, a .32 caliber. and we went out to see if wc could find the stickup men. As we were going along South Thirty-second avenue, near Oak, an automobile drove up to the curb and one of the men said, 'Just a minute, fellows.' "I thought it was a holdup-men and we started toward the back of the car for shelter, - when the men in the car started shooting. . I don't know who fired the first shot, as we started to shooting. .- . , . "Neither of the men in the car1 said anything about being police of ficers. La Velle and I separated aid the men kept firing at us as we went up the hill." - Mrs. James A. Whalen, 3012 South Thirty-second avenue, testified: . "I saw an automobile "stop in front of my home just before the shooting and saw- a man get out of the car with a flashlight and he wore a light-colored cap. I saw. two men on the south side of Oak and the man with the light cap walk ed toward the two men; then the shooting commenced. I don't know who fired first. I woke up with a start and looked out the window and (Tnin to Paste Two. Column Three.) Harvey Praised in London Times Review London, May .14. The Times prints a, special article reviewing the first year's work of George Harvey as American ambassador at the Court of St. James, paying tribute to his efforts to smooth away existfcig misunderstandings between England and America and recalling his many public speeches, in which, says the article, "he bent his energies to dis pel illusions even at the risk of hurt ing feelings and stating fundamental facts which could not be ignored and had to be reckoned with in dealing with the American people." "Thanks to his untiring efforts," the article continues, "Anglo-American relations have steadily improved until at the present moment there is no question in dispute or argument between the two countries. Ambas sador Harvey -has acted throughout as the interpreter of President Hard ing, the success of whose policy he has been greatly instrumental in assuring." The Times also devoted an edi torial to Mr.- Harvey under the cap tion, "A ; Fruitful Embassy," in which it mentions the conclusion of an understanding by the two govL ernments on the Palestine mandate as the latest of a long series of achievements attained by President Harding's policy of "truthfulness, common sense and recognition of hard facts." , v Dentists of Nebraka Open Three-Day Meet in Lincoln Lincoln, May IS. Dentists of Ne braska, members of the State Dentai society, opened a three-day conveli tion here today with an attendance representative of a'l sections of the state. Besides the business program, live banquets and luncheons are on the program ot entertainment, as well as an open golf tournament for dentists at the Country club course. Dcntat assistants also are. conduct ing a meeting and program. Seven Fall 400 Feet Without Injury in Cascade Snow Slide Seattle. Wash.. May 15 Mr. J. T. Haiard ol this city escaped without riou Injury and seven other persona were unhurt when the tight member of the Moun , ineti, an ortjaniiatlon of n climber, were wpt by an iiancne snow w it down fclellan's butte, in the Cascade ilanche of snow 400 lt down mountain, yesterday. The party wi within a few hundred feet of the summit of tht butte, which is S.I7S feet above tea level, when tha slide occurred. Mr. Haiard was brought to a Seattle hospital, where it was said her Injuries were not serious. Locksmith Called to Stand in Hall Divorce Action Denies lie Signed Paper Statins Ho Saw Woman iu Bungalow With Employer. Clayton S. l.einback, a locksmith, 212 Farnam street, testified at the divorce hearing of Clarence Hall against Helen Hall, private secre tary to K. John Drandei. before District Judge Sears yesterday after noon that Hall offered him $250 to testify in his behalf. John MacFarland, attorney 'for Hall, almost clashed with Leinback over a paper alleged to be an affi davit, and asked Leinback if he knew what it was . "Didn't you sign this in my office?" asked MacFarland. "I did not." replied Leinback. "Didn't you come to my office and ak me for money for your testimony and didn't you tell me you were go' ing to build a house and needed money," asked Macl'arland. "I did not and that signature on that affidavit is not mine," asserted Leinback. Mach'arland then asked Leinback to sign his name on another piece of paper. Court attendants were of the opin ion that the writing appeared to be different from that on the affidavit. The affidavit read to Judge Scars by MacFarland stated that Leinback saw Mrs. Hall and Brandeis in the latter's bungalow. MacFarland after much discussion with Leinback did not offer the al leged affidavit. ) Leinback stated that he went to MacFarland's office at the request of Hall. After Hall told him of the case, Leinback stated that he then went to Mrs. Hall and told her of Hair plans.. : He denied that the Brandei family offered or - promised . him money;., for testifying.. . - - .r---- Mr. Hall to Teatify. Mrs. Hall will take the witness stand this morning and is expected to tell the story of her relations with Brandeis, who is named in a S200.- 000 alienation suit filed against him by Hall. . Hall on the stand yesterday testi fied that Brandeis wrecked his home by showering hiswife with expen sive gifts. ' Mrs. J. J. McMahon, Hall's sister, testified that Mrs. Hall became an gry when she mentioned Brandeis name in 'connection w-ith his bunga low. . "Mrs. Hall told me that E. John, as she calls him, retires at 9 every night when he is home." ' Alice Bauin, another sister of Hall, living in Oklahoma City, testified that she was in Omaha January 1, when Mrsi Hall showed her gifts alleged to have been given by Bran deis. "Began to Use Slang." 1 Mr., and Mrs. Percv Winn, 4716 North Twenty-seventh street, neigh bors ot the. Walls, both testified. Winn stated ' Mrs. Hall since being secretary to Brandeis used slang and wore more extravagant clothes. John J. McMahon, a brother-in-law of Hall, living at 4515 Florence boulevard, stated that Mrs Hall called him and desired that lie "fix things" up with Hall. McMahon further stated that he told Mrs. Hall that there "was no chance" after she stated that Hall could have a divorce and the property if only he kept E. John's name out of the case. Mrs. Hall was alone in court. She was dressed iu a stylish cape and late small spring hat'with a veil. ; i Woman Hurt in Rail Wreck. Waco, Tex., . May 15.--Oiie wo man passenger was seriously hurt easly this morning hcn "The Katy Flier," northbound ort-the Missouri, Kansas & Texas, was ditched. Two coaches and a baggage car left the rails. . . v., Burlington Trip-to-France Girl Ends Dav With Amazing Increase Miss Katherine O'Brien Adds 12,000 Votes to Total Miss Kaufmann, Livestock Candidate, Still Retains Lead by Small Margin.1 STANDING OF THE CANDIDATES ; Candidate ', ' Miss Elizabeth Kaufmann, livestock interests Miss Nellie B. Donn, Union Pacific. . ; Miss Katherine O'Brien, Burlington Route Miss Ella Fenn, Advo girl Miss Kathleen Rossiter, Orchard-Wi lhelm , M'jss Anna McNamara, M. E. Smith & Co Miss Elizabeth Pace, Council Bluffs..... Miss Irene Rice, Alliance Times. Miss Gladys Hitchcock, York.. Miss Myrtle Wood. Wabash ........ Mrs. Agnes Hall, Missouri Valley. . . Miss Anna Funk. Salon de Bcaute.. Miss Grace Endres. Nebraska City. total votes cast to date.. Miss Elizabeth Kaufmann. candi date of the livestock interests, con tinued to hold first place at the close of voting yesterday in The Bee Good Will election for a trip to France. Miss Katherine O'Brien, candidate J of the Burlington Route, broke all Europe: "Next ' Land Reclamation May Be Part of Senate Bonus Bill Kinkaid Told by Mondell That Republicans Will Sup port Such a Measure; V "" Aiding Soldiers." By GEORGE F. AUTHIER. ( W uhlnf toa Corrcapoadcnt of The Be.) Washington. May 15. (Special Telegram.) Republican leader Mon dell told Representative Kinkaid, chairman of the committee on re clamation of arid lands, and other members of the committee, today, that if the soldier bonus legislation ,is included in the senate bonus bill when it comes to the house, the majority organization in the house will support it. t This matter has been under con sideration during the past week by the, republican steering committee. Reports from the senate indicate that the land reclamation program wilt be part of the bonus bill. It proposes to establish a revolv ing fund of $250,000,000 to be used over a period of years so that when the time limit is reached, something like $2,000,000,0,00 will hav-e been utilized to reclaim arid lands jn the north and swamp lands in the soutb. It is estimated that tlierer are some thing like 20,000.000 acres of arid lands in the- north and west which will come under the provisions of the bill, which Will be of special in terest to 'Nebraska. Though soldiers will be given first chance to acquire these reclaimed lands, -there will be a large residue for settlers regardless of whether they served in the army or not. Howat Asks Injunction Against Industrial Law Topeka, Kan., May 15. Applica tion for an injunction to restrain enforcement of the criminal provis ions of the industrial court law-under which he has, been sentenced in Cherokee and Crawford counties, was filed in federal court here by Alexander Howat, former president of the Kansas miners' union. The apparent intention is to make a com plete test of the constitutionality of the law. Total Vote. 41,635 ...... 41,427 25,303 23.454 ...... 10,101 9,461 3,503 2,087 1.823 1.540 1.350 '888 277 , i... 162.749 previous records by adding 12,000 votes to her total, thus entitling hcr- seit lo third place, which has been held by the Advo girl during the greater part of the voting period Time I Won't Plant North Bend Man Killed in Crash Accident on Lincoln Highway ; Near Fremont Results 'Fatally. Fremont, Neb.. May 15. (Special Telegram.) Lee hurley, - North Bend. ' was nearly- instantly - killed late -this afternoon in an automobile accident on the Lincoln highway, between Fremont and Ames. The young man suffered a fractured skull and died soon after the terri ble tragedy occurred. It is reported that the car driven by Murley col lided with another machine driven by A. A. Becker of Wisner. Both cars were completely wrecked. Iowa City Is Scene v , of Big Gambling Raid Iowa City la., May 15. The greatest raid on gambling and boot legging in the history of Iowa City occurred Saturday and yesterday, resulting in arrests of 42 men, the confiscation or destruction of more than 800 gallons of "moonshine" and two stills, and the; seizure of large quantities of gambling devices. State enforcement officers, leaders of the raiding squad, did not consult Iowa City police. The prisoners were taken to the county jail and yester day were, arraigned before Justice Crossett. ' Bail in amounts from $50 cash to $1,000 bonds were fixed. England Asks U. S. Aid in Inquiry on Turks London, May 15. (By A. P.) Great Britain has asked for the co operation of, the, United States. France and Italy in investigating the recent atrocities by Turks on Chris tian minorities in; Asia Minor, re ported by the American relief admin istration recently, it was announced in the house of cotnmons today. , Raiders Swoop Down on Dancers Near Fremont Fremont, Neb.i May 15. (Spe cial Telegram.) Scott's Lake danc ing pavillion was raided at ; 1 1 Sun day night by Sheriff Daily of Saun ders county, assisted by state agents with the result that the park man ager, Joseph- Sowers, is held on charge of operating Sunday danc ing. J.' Wagner, one of his employes, was taken in custody by the state agents from Lincoln, it being alleged that he had 18 pints of whisky in his possession. Bowersls being tried on whether or not a dance hall may be operated on Sunday under the club plan. The state will attempt to show thaf it is a ' public.dance hall, under the guise of a club. Suspended Sheriff's Brother Admits Guilt in Liquor Case Lincoln, May 15. (Special Tele gram.) Sidney Rutledge of Pender, brother of Sheriff Charley Rutledge of Thurston county, who was sus pended from office Saturday by Gov ernor McKelvie. and W. W. Everett, r.ightwatchman at Pender, were ar rested at - Tekamah yesterday, charged with illegal, transportation cf liquor, according to word received by State Sheriff Gus Hyers fron Herbert Rhodes, But county attor ney. Rhodes, flyers announced, told him over long-distance telephone this morning that both men pleaded euiltv and were sentenced to 30 Political Seeds" I Aurora Banker Must Serve Term, Says High Court Affirms Sentence of Charles Wentz in . Prosecution ' x Brought by Attorney ' '' General Davis. Lincoln, May IS. (Special Tele gram.) The Nebraska supreme court today affirmed sentence of the Hamilton county district court in the case of Charles W. Wentz, Aurora banker found guilty of falsifying bank records'. Wentz was given from 1 to 10 years in the state peni tentiary. ' Deputies in the office of Attorney General Clarence A. Davis were busy today endeavoring to get Wentz out of Michigan without an ' extradition fight. Wentz, following his conviction, was missing for months and was finally located a week ago by Sheriff James E. . Howard of Aurora at Kalkaska, Mich., where he had been arrested on an embezzlement charge -brought by a Michigan bond house. Attorney General Davis declared today, that the Nebraska sentence superseded any. charges against Wentz in Michigan ' and he could force Michigan authorities to return him. The Wentz case is one of the first prosecutions undertakn by At torney General Davis. There are five Nebraska bankers in the peni tentiary at this time a a result of the attomev general's work and trials against a lozen more are on court dockets iu various parts of the state. Great .Quantities of Gold, Gems in Soviet Storehouse Moscow, May 15. (By A.- P.) Silver bv the ton. gold bv the hun dredweights, pearls by the bushels and diamouds by the peck, dumped into wooden boxes, jute sacks, paste board cartons, or merely wrapped in parcels all this treasure hoard awaits 'opening aijd sorting at the storehouse for valuables confiscated by the soviet government from the churches and synagogues of Russia for the benefit of the famine suf fejers. . The correspondent. of the Associa ted Press was -permitted to visit the five-story loft building which con stitutes the storehouse, by consent of M. I. Kalcnin, peasant president of Russia and head of all the famine re lief organizations. Earth Shocks Experienced in California and Oregon Quincy, Cal., May 15. An earth quake of several seconds duration was felt here shortly before 12:30 a. m. No damage was done, so far as could be ascertained. Portland, Ore., May 15. A slight shock was felt here today at 9:30 o'clock. Pictures were shaken on walls and windows rattled. The Weather Forecast. Fair and warmer Tuesday. Hourly Temperatures. S . m. a. i. 1 a. m. a. m. a. m. Ill a. m. II a. m. It nooa. 1 p. nJ.,.i J p. m s ...as ...as ...M ...M ...69 ...7 ...SS 4 54 a k m .W I 4 p. ; a p. 1 p. S I 7 p. I a p. Highest Monday. Cheyenne Rapid City SS Davenport . Denver .... I'odu City I.n'er .... Salt Lak .48 .54 Panta r . . Hherldan .. Kloux Citv ..it ...tl ... I'ucblo .... .10 Vaimtln. , 111 yj ta tlOll to Hague Is Decli ned l S. Government Kef use to Attend Proposed Confer, fiu-c for Settlement of Itusfian Affair. Former Offer Renewec 9r TWo Awarlal' fro. Washington. May 13. The Statt department made public tonight tlu , text of a nieage to Ambapadot Child at Genoa, declining the invita tion to participate in the new Kmc pean economic conference at Tlj Hague. -This government." the Amencat communication said. i unable to conclude that it can 'helpfully par. ticipate in the meeting at The Hague, as this would appear to be the con tinuance, under a different nomencla ture. of the Genoa conference and des tined to encounter the same difli eultte. if the attitude disclosed m tne Kussian memorandum of May II re mains unchanged." , In conclusion the American com munication renewed the offer to "give serious attention' to "any pro posal issuing from a Genoa confer ence or any later conference, but added that the auggestion for the meeting at The Hague, in view of the Russian memorandum of Mayy 11, lacked "the definiteness which would make possible the concur, rence of this government in the pro posed plan." Ultimate Question. "The inescapable and ultimate question," the American note said, "would appear to he the restoration of productivity in Russia, the essen tial condition of w hich are still to be secured and must, in the nature of things, be provided within Russia herself." The state department' communi cation said the American govern ment "has always been ready" to join other governments in arranging for an inquiry by experts into the economic situation in Russia and the necessary remedies." Such an in quiry, it was added, could deal ap propriately "with the economic pre requisites" for restoration of Rus sian production, without which "a sound basis for eredits" would be lacking. Conference Failure. Genoa, May 15. (By A. P.)-The economic conference of . Genoa, long heralded as the meeting of minds out of which would arise a rejuvenated Europe, and a new order of interna-. tional concord and peace,, today , stands a desolate hulk in the vision of an expectant world. Out of weeks of negotiations has come the Easter treaty of Rapallo, between Germany and Russia, virtu ally re-establishing the old order of "balance of power;" decision to con tinue discussion of Russian rehabili tation at The Hague, without Russian representation, and the manifestation of irreconcilable difference between Great Britain and France on ways, and means of Russian restoration. ; The political subcommission today unanimously approved of 'the agree ment reached yesterday among the convening powers to hold another meeting at The Hague beginning June 15 to' further examine the Rus sian question. What the Genoa " conference has failed to do solve the Russian ques tionit is hoped to accomplish at another meeting, if the United States will participate. Prime Minister Lloyd George an nounced this afternoon that he had handed to . Richard Washburn Child, the American ambassador, last eve ning, a copy of the proposal for the commission to sit af The Hague to discuss Russian affairs. He said this ' had been done so that the United States would be fully advised in case Russia accepts ' ' - ., Pin Hopes on U.' S. ' . . I Mr. Lloyd George , expressed the hope that the United States Would see fit to join the mixed commission. . Foreign Minister Tchitchcrin, head of the soviet delegation, has ad dressed a. letter to Signor Schanzer, president of the conference, protest ing against meetings by the five in-" viting powers to discuss the Rus sian proposal for a mixed commis sion, without inviting the- Russians to participate. . He demands immediate convoca tion of the political commission in' order to enable Russia to develop' her nroposition. All the powers now represented. bere will be asked to send delegates to The Hague meeting, the date for which is tentatively set at June 15 Other details for the gathering are" unsettled, but at the suggestion of Mr Lloyd George, a non-aggression-truce for four months, or until the new conference ends its labors, has . been informally approved. . Ready to Enter League. Geneva. May 15. (By A. P.) The soviet delegates at Genoa have informed the League of Nations ex perts there that Russia desires to co-operate with the league and be come a full-fledged "member within a reasonable time, provided the con ference succeeds from the soviet viewpoint." , ; The league's experts have just re ported this to the league council, which is meeting here. The Russians added that if the Genoa conference failed Moscow yould contiuue its policy of opposi-. tion to the league on the theory that ' Russia could not expect anything from an organization composed chief- ,' ly of member states with which it had been unable to reach an agree ment. , v The league officials here regard these unofficial overtures for peace ' from the bolsheviki as significant in.! view of the bitter opposition of Moscow to the organzation in th past ' ., Music was furnished by a clown days each in the county jail and (Tnin to rte Two, Column Throe.) 1 their automobile was Confiscated. ' ' . ' ' 1